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ἐρευνάω

ereunao

seek

Appears 7 times across Plato's dialogues.

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ἐρευνάω, also ἐρευν-ίω GDI 5075.35 (Crete), and ἐραυνάω (q.v.):—A. seek or search for, search after, track, ἴχνιʼ ἐρευνῶντες κύνες ἤϊσαν Od. 19.436 ; μετʼ ἀνέρος ἴχνιʼ ἐρευνῶν Il. 18.321 ; τεύχεʼ ἐ. Od. 22.180 ; τὴν σοφὴν εὐβουλίαν A. Pr. 1038 ; θεῶν βουλεύματʼ Pi. Fr. 61 ; νεκρούς E. Med. 1318 ; κακούργους X. Cyr. 1.2.12 ; ἄν τινα οἴωμαι σοφὸν εἶναι Pl. Ap. 23b. cf. 41b ; τὸ γραμματεῖον D. 25.61 ; ὧν..ἂν θεὸς χρείαν ἐρευνᾷ the things whereof he seeks after the use, i.e. whatever things he finds serviceable, S. OT 725. 2. search, explore a place, Hdt. 5.92.δʹ, Sor. Vit. Hippocr. 3 ; τεναγέων ῥοάς Pi. N. 3.24 ; ὄρος Theoc. 25.221 ; τοὺς ὑπόπτους τῶν τόπων Ael. Tact. 17 : abs., εὑρήσεις ἐρευνῶν thou wilt find by searching, Pi. O. 13.113, cf. S. Ant. 268 ; εἰσβάντες εἰς τὸ πλοῖον ἠρεύνων Antipho 5.29. 3. inquire after, φάτιν E. Hel. 662 (lyr.); παίδων ἐρευνῶν σπέρμʼ ὅπως γένοιτό μοι Id. Med. 669 ; examine into a question, ib.1084 (anap.), cf. Pl. Tht. 200e, al.:—also in Med., διάνοια πᾶσαν φύσιν -ωμένη ib.174a ; οἰκημάτιον X.Eph. 2.10. 4. c. inf., seek to do, Theoc. 7.45.
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